#I think Horro needs help

[doodles-kit]

Passing by,,, patting the Raccoon undimo, idc if it bites i have to or else i die;;;

Typey's Udimo appreciate's it

Though.... They're still a biter

Just like TypeWriter herself.

[victimsofyaoipoll]

Round 3

Propaganda Under Cut

Kairi

kairi is the third protagonist of the kingdom hearts series and the third member of the destiny trio, alongside fan favorites sora and riku. sora/riku shippers HATE kairi, and will go out of their way to discount her at every turn. the hate for her ranges from typical "she's a boring bitch" to fans of soriku making five-hour long video essays reassuring their fellow shippers that the big bad kairi won't show up in the next installment – to quote one video, "she's in a box. she's on the shelf. four walls, no door." kairi is the greatest bogeyman the soriku fandom has ever known, to the point where most of said video essays and fanon meta posts focus not on why sora and riku should get together, but rather on why they don't like kairi.

Literally has a 100+ page Google doc fan theory writing her out of the narrative and putting all of her (few) canonical accomplishments onto half of the popular m/m ship (soriku). Don't even get me started on how her memory was completely written out of the canon plot of re:coded. KH is a nightmare to explain so dude trust me she is THE victim of yaoi

She is so fundamental to the plot and themes and narratives of game and yet it is near impossible to find anything about her thats not ship bashing pre-mlm with the other two characters. I dont even care if she ends up with one of the main characters i just want fans to see her as a cool character to love or like, anything other than “annoying comphet girl.” You can write your mlm but pleaae stop inventing comphet where it doesnt exist. She does not even get to spend time with sora ever?? Why does everyone see her as a threat and a thing to destroy?? Let her have friends so help me

Misa Amane

she gets treated in-canon the way fandoms treat female characters that Threaten an m/m ship. it's like, "oh why don't you go sit in the corner and be pretty, misa, while the Men have intelligent conversation and pretend they aren't ten seconds from fucking each other, doesn't that sound nice?" it's infuriating. and MAYBE it's better now but i remember her getting treated the same way in fanfiction too, like we all need to do just as badly by our female secondary characters as fucking tsugumi ohba, but with the added insult of making her be alternately oblivious of the relationship between light and L or actively trying to sabotage it—incompetently, of course, because god forbid misa be allowed dignity or moments of cleverness.

she's one of the first characters I think of when I consider old school fandom misogyny. The annoying bitch and clingy crazy gf allegations were AFTER HER ASS. She's also a lot more intelligent than people gave her credit for, but most seem inclined to take the Very Biased word of our unreliable, narcissistic narrator and his homoerotic arch nemesis and claim that just because she's bubbly and into romance that she's also a complete moron. Which is blatantly untrue. Everyone was afraid of Misa girlbossing too hard. Killing people and devoting yourself to the deranged twink of your dreams even though you know he'll never love you back??? Having a hardcore goth aesthetic and being so Hot even literal Death Gods are into you?? God forbid women do ANYTHING!

Not only is she the victim of yaoi culture, she is the victim of early 2000s misogyny by an author that wanted to introduce a girl character because he knew his male rivals were getting too homoerotic. She is a goth bimbo icon who portrays what I think is one of the few callouts for stan culture and what parasocial relationships can do to both the stan and the idol. The fact that she is a toxic fan of Kira and also hot, funny, sociable is tragic in its own way, which I think the author did try to touch on but was too misogynistic too really get through. Of course, she was reduced to villain status by the fandom and anime alike because she got in the way of the supposed romance in their psychological horror anime.

[cattonicdragon]

Love you stuff man could do bendy Alice poppy nightmare chica and marinette with a ghost reader that can manipulate electronic stuff please =]

Alice,poppy,bendy,nightmare chica and marionnete/puppet x ghost reader who can interact with electronics

Eeeeee I'm very glad you enjoy my content!,of course I can!

Alice angel

Alice has been in the studio for a very long time so It wouldnt be surprising is she came across some ghosts

However it wasnt until she saw you interacting with a faulty projector that got her interest piqued

She cant do anything to you and dosnt see you as a threat,so shes relatively passive around you

As long as you dont pop up when shes doing something important than she dosnt mind your presence

She tells pity for you after finding out you. Cant interact with anything that isn't electronic/mechanical

You can also interact with lights etc

Sometimes you both scare intruders together,whilst you flicker the lights she scares the living daylight out of them

She adores having soft moments with you

Since you can fuck around with the projectors you have alot of movie dates

Poppy

Poppy also inhabits a place where ghost sightings probally arnt irregular

After the factory is abandoned and she's freed she finds many strange things happening

Like seeing you messing around in a room full of electronics,you made a boogie bot play never gonna give you up,a old computer blue screen,and currently screwing with an old peice of machinery

You give her alot of company,considering that fact your the ghost who's stayed around her the longest and she cant risk any of the other toys due to some obvious things.

She likes to watch you mess with electrical equipment in Hope's she can find out how you can do it

You sometimes possess a inactive boogie bot to stroll with her and talk,this way it gives you a somewhat solid form

It's also the only way she can interact with you when doing things like holding hand or hugging

Bendy

Since the studio is his realm theres not a very high chance he wouldnt know about the presence of a ghost

The first time he saw you he did try to attack you,no ghosts can interact with the electronics and machinery,so why can you?

Hes very confused and watches you from a far the majority of the time

If you leave a movie playing on a discarded projector he'll watch it through

Bendy at first dosnt want to approach you as he thinks that if he grows to bond and "like" you then he will become weak

Once eventually talking to you thought it's not to bad,its just the initial meeting goes horribly

Hes very rude at the start throwing insults or trying to bring you down,like you arnt already dead🙄

But once getting past that it's all good

He dosnt need to protect you because your dead so its 1 less problem for him

He likes watching short films or horros,he cant sit still for extremly long movies,he prefers it short and action packed.

He likes giving you different things around the studio to see what you can and cant manipulate

Nightmare chica

She trys to hunt kids and kill them,so ghosts are expected

She dosnt expect to see you messing around with CCs toys and making him cry,she hadnt even attacked yet

You dislike her apon first meeting,you played with the toys to scare the child not kill him,these animatronics were doing the opposite of what you were

After learning their intentions you mess with stuff around the house,one time accidentally waking up the parents

You eventually talk it out,but that's only after a loooonnnnngggg time of back and forth

She will ask on the odd occasion if you can help scare the kid,whether you do or not is up to you though

Will watch TV with u if theres a good program on etc

You can prank the other nightmares by controlling them to,works 9/10

If you can take on a terrifying form she will 200% ask you to scare kids with it,and to just show her in general

You both make cupcakes together and she eats them,how?🤷‍♀️

Marionette/puppet

Shes dealt with souls/ghosts before but has never seen one that can manipulate electronics

Shes very intrigued

Due to her usually calm nature you both get along amazingly

Sometimes you play a prank ok the guard and make the prize corners camera go staticy,good luck nightguard

If she finds a spare suit shell ask you if you want to possess it

You like to mess around with the lights during and show and even one time made Toy Bonnie's guitar go out of tune,the show that he played later didnt go very well

You fuck around with the night guards monitor and camera alot,sometimes even turning off the office lights

Marionette likes to give little gifts to you and even has a little corner in her box designated for you

After hours hanging out

I apologize that this is so short I wasnt a whole lot sure what to do

[vasito-de-leche]

crawling back from a hole to GEEK about suitcase gang members that would get along the best 💁‍♀️

- x, medicine pocket, and sotheby: lethal IRB nightmares

- med poc and sotheby: explosive concoctions

- centurion and tennant: harbingers of serial bankruptcy

- mesmer jr. and 6: orderliness

- dikke and 6: law and order (dun dun)

- melania and bkornblume: the thief and her gal in the chair (they're a ship too)

- eagle and shamane: shamane is MAD impressed at this girl's wilderness skills + will also be willing to teach her stuff

- horropedia, an an lee, and blonney: it's always horro and blonney / horro and an an but never these three together. you can bet that blon and horro surrounds an an to ask about her ghost vacuum

- blonney and desert flannel: she's in patch 1.5 but her design tells me that she's rocking her closet which is a bonding topic with blonney

- lilya and jiu niangzi: girl is in patch 1.6 but all that is known for now for global players is that she makes killer alcohol. cue lilya as her willing taste-tester

- sputnik 1 and 37: just 37 marvelling this perfect sphere

- alien T and 37: this girl again eyeing the ufo's circumference

- kaala bauna and voyager: kaala has a question or two about the heavenly bodies

- dikke and knight: s w o r d

ohhh fun! here's a few dynamics and characters I think would get along since you've shared your own!

Baby Blue and every character younger than her--especially Balloon Party

Baby Blue is just 17 but I do like to think that, bc of her connection with Wonderland and innocence, she would act as a big sister for many of the younger arcanists. especially Balloon Party since the two reject adults or the idea of growing up!

Blonney and Bunny Bunny

both characters have a focus on movie or hollywood as a concept, both are also girls around the same age range who know what it's like to be put into very restrictive stereotypes (the blonde bimbo, the southerner). I think they'd get along, and it's very funny to think about Blonney go straight to Bunny Bunny for help if Jessica ever needs help, since Bunny Bunny's family had a farm lmfao

but I also just rlly love girls who are total opposites on a surface level being close friends bc of the small little things they do have in common

Sweetheart and Bette, following the same reasoning as the Blonney and Bunny Bunny

THE MOST FAMOUS ACTRESS AND A STRUGGLING ACTRESS...BEING FRIENDS... SEEING EACH OTHERS PERSPECTIVES....

sorry I'm very passionate abt Sweetheart being so jaded and tired of the way hollywood treated her and warped her image to be nothing but a product for the audience's consumption. and very passionate abt Bette near-delusional hope of making it into the industry

Sonetto and Zima, both being poets

I could've added Charlie or The Fool since the idea is similar, but I feel like Zima would work best?

all three of these characters cherish the power of the written word and have used it against injust systems, but I think that Charlie's insecurities would hold her back a lot from truly bonding with Sonetto thru poetry, and The Fool is too much of a revolutionary--his very open and vocal "down with the monarchy, every person in authority is a fucking fool" vibe would clash with Sonetto's obedient dog aspects. Zima, however, feels perfect to act as another poet for Sonetto to befriend and a mentor to slowly introduce her to more open ideologies

SURE hes a recluse and socially inept bc of the years of isolation in exile, BUT HES NOT SHY WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING HIS VIEWS AND THOUGHTS OR WORK. hes the perfect idea of subdued and quiet strength, I rlly think Sonetto could really benefit from having him as a mentor or responsible adult figure

Pavia and Centurion

YES, I KNOW TENNANT IS VERY OBVIOUS FOR CENTURION BC SHE SCAMS PPL AND CENTURION IS VERY LUCKY SO SHE WINS AT EVERYTHING AND PUT MANY PLACES INTO BANKRUPCY

but I'm NEVER letting go of casino dealer Pavia from the artificial somnambulism stages. these two? theyre ABSOLUTE MENACES together, the luckiest girl in the world addicted to adrenaline and thrills? with the most deranged "who gives a shit" mafia guy who does whatever he wants?

they'd be playing an extreme version of buckshot roulette together, they'd ruin the economy together just bc its funny. they dont know each other's full names. they hang out and bitch about life together. they dont care abt their respective life stories. they're the first person they call when they're bored. they've been in many many life threatening situations. they dont know each others favorite colors

do you see my vision!!!

[thecatchat]

Something happened to Gwendolyn that made her start working there . We know that at the time of the series, TMA happened a while back given that the AIs have been around for a while .

Is she… is she the only one who really knows what’s happening ? Is that why she wants the position, for security ? If so, then she’s a lot more like Jonah than we thought …. I think they’d get along well enough, outside of the obvious resentment she’d have …

They can leave their jobs, though I’m not entirely convinced whatever his name was is actually gone… they wouldn’t just introduce a character to dump them so this feels like a Junko moment to me .

It feels like everyone is trapped one way or another.. and the way the guy with the Scottish accent seemed so… annoyed at the idea of a vacation ? Or,,, how do I put this… doubtful ? There’s definitely something there .

Everyone seems much more hateful towards Lena than people were towards Elias… like they never especially liked him but they got along fine enough. So what gives ? Why are they acting like that?

My guess? Lena is actually going to be a lot more helpful than we’re guessing, and Gwendolyn is going to be a lot more harmful - though probably not outright evil, simply doing what she needs and getting others hurt from that.

I wonder what’s up with Sam . He doesn’t seem to have as much protagonist energy as Jon did but he is the only one who’s really going to be spending time around the AIS . Hm .

Also, something I don't know if you know, according to an ARG for TMAGP before it released, we found out that the Magnus Institute didn't investigate the spooky stuff like in TMA. Instead it investigated something about gifted kids? Gerry apparently was a patient/employee something there.

I don't think Gwen Knows anything about the other dimension, but I do think she's 1. Had a traumatic experience, likely supernatural and 2. Focused on working up the corporate ladder.

Yah, I definitely think we'll hear from Teddy again, especially considering we're not confined to a tape recorder but anything electronic.

Colin (Scottish guy, I think) definitely seems like he's falling victim to the Eye. He's probably proud of his coding abilities and doesn't like to let go of a project until he's satisfied. He's overworked and trying to code something years out of date into an app. Also facing the Eye. Not good odds.

I saw a good post describing Lena as "Elias in middle management." I think she knows about the Horros but is far more preoccupied with how much paperwork it creates. Feels a bit early to make any hard judgments.

Here's my thoughts: Sam is the only one who's curious enough to look into the Statements/Incidents. He's the only curious one so the Eye can latch onto him and draw him in. He's the only one to actually listen to the text to speech when it comes on. He wants to look deeper. He cares. He's curious. And that's exactly what will lead him to investigating the Fears.

[zedif-y]

🐑: Psychological Horro, Body Horror, Ghosts, Almost Everyone Dies, Unhappy Ending, the tunnels

OOHHHH! i thought of a sort of GIGS phasmo-inspired situation gone wrong for this one :]

There's something wrong with the tunnels. Something about the way it twists, turns, loops back around. Something about the way Impulse is right where he began, right where the others aren't, right where he needs to be to hear them scream but nowhere close enough to actually help. Something about the way time feels suspended, here. They were only supposed to investigate. There was only supposed to be a ghost. He hasn't seen his team in... (weeks, months, years—) Something creeps out from the edge of his vision. Impulse whips around, his flashlight flickering, a strained buzzing in his ears. "Scar?" He asks, though he wishes he hadn't. The figure doesn't respond. This is not his friend. Honestly, Impulse thinks, half-delirious with fear. I should've just stayed home.

[tati3001]

Dear Sister

MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS SPOILERS

Summary: The Scarlet Witch was motivated to find her children. She was going to cross hell if she needed. She was not going to allow anything or anyone to stop her. Not even Wanda herself. It's a good thing she's not as alone as she thinks she is.

Author's note: This is kinda what I wanted to happen in the movie, and I kinda changed a little bit of what happened. Or fill in the blanks of it. But I do have another idea to change the ending of the movie but we'll read that later. There's also a piece of Lizzie's interview when Jett hit her xD.

Words: 3,364

Charles had been the only Illuminati who may have the chance to stand up against Wanda. Of course, their stubbornness wouldn't allow them to win against her. Nobody truly could. She was set on a goal and she was not gonna stop until she got what she wanted. No one was gonna get her to stop chasing America.

But he could try, couldn't he?. His friends and coworkers were dead. If he was gone too, who was gonna reason with her?. He knew better than the rest. He always had. That's why he had let Doctor Strange get away with what he wanted.

And he knew that the girl in front of him was not the killer everyone painted her to be. She was not mean, cruel or evil. She was just Wanda. The sweet mother of the two crazy twins that had Erik's heart. He knew he couldn't reason with the scarlet witch. But no one said he couldn't try to reason with Wanda.

He firmly stood his ground and acted before the Scarlet Witch could. He infiltrated her mind and went into her subconscious. It was white. Ironically, for someone who was doing so much evil. Someone who was accumulating so much red in her ledger. But there was the only colour, with the exception that there was a door.

He could walk around it, of course. But he felt the door was trying to protect him from something or someone on the other side. Or maybe, it was the other way around. He opened it and walked inside, straight to the rumble of stone and debris.

He noticed a small vintage Tv laying on top of a rock. It wasn't a show that was playing. It was that sitcom Wanda had created for herself. Just after she lost Vision. Well, 616 Wanda. Yeah, that was not his first encounter with another universe being. And he knew a lot about earth 616. More than anyone should.

But he didn't stop. He ignored the Tv playing Wandavision and made his way to the small space. A hand reaching for him suddenly came into his view, making him slightly jump.

"Help me, please" She sounded terrified. He knew he had to help her. "Wanda Maximoff, your mind is being held hostage by your alter self". He gently fell to his knees and he tried to pull Wanda out of there. "Take my hand, if I can pull you out of the rubble the spell should break". He needed her to control her body once again and pushed the Scarlet Witch deep into her mind.

That's all he managed to say before he felt the scarlet cloud appear behind him. Wanda looked at it and knew there was no chance she could leave. But then she was taken away. She was surrounded by darkness, and of course, she was scared. She was under many rocks that could fall on top of her, surrounded by nothingness. And this time, Pietro was not with her. And on top of everything, she was being held hostage in her mind by a version of herself that was terrifying, to say the least.

But what terrified her the most, is that she allowed the Scarlet witch to enter her mind once more. And because she had let her guard down, she had let Billy in too. He had witnessed the scarlet witch in his mother's mind, and if she was terrified of her, she couldn't imagine what Billy was feeling.

But she knew, that as long as the Scarlet Witch was keeping her there, she was not going to hurt her children. They were safe, but most importantly they were away from her.

Her back hit the floor and the presence of the witch appeared on top of her. It wasn't even the face they shared. The demoniac version of her, straight out of a horror movie was on top of her. The same demon that had ripped Charles's jaw apart from his face was looking at her, and Wanda wanted to cry at the sight of her.

"You're not going anywhere" She whispered before she disappeared. The brunette never knew she could fear so much herself, her magic, her face. But here she was, lying on the floor of her subconsciousness without a way out.

She couldn't tell where her body was. Or how much time she had been trapped in her mind. To be honest, it felt like ages. She never knew that her mind could be so boring. After many years of voices and thoughts that didn't belong to her playing in her mind 24/7, the silence she was surrounded with was terrifying.

But after what felt like ages, she was finally free. Her mind was able to break free from her prison, and she was back in control. But oh god, what the hell had the other Wanda done. She looked around, trying to understand where she was. But she didn't have a clue. She had never seen this place before.

However, there was something more important to her than knowing where she was. "My boys" She called. She pushed herself out of that place and started to run out of the tunnels, through the doors that she had destroyed.

She limped back, up the stairs and out of the baseman. She was filled with oil, and her foot was bleeding. But she didn't care. Not even when she saw Charles' lifeless body. If he was truly dead she didn't know, she thought about what happened in her mind, and she didn't hear Charles's neck-breaking.

But she could take care of that later. She needed to get to her boys, and she needed to get there now. So pushing her hands down, she elevated through the air and home she went. The door was closed when she landed, but she didn't think anything out of the ordinary about that. Even if the town of Westview was one of the safest towns - Thanks to Wanda - She knew that someone could go into Wanda Maximoff's house and hurt her children.

She pushed the door opened and was about to scream her kids' names when a teddy bear crashed against her. She moved her hands towards her face to protect herself from the projectiles of toys that were coming at her. "Stop it!" But the kids didn't listen. "Boys!... Boys! It's me!" The toys stopped for a second and she let her hands drop not expecting a soccer ball to be thrown at her.

"Hey!" She exclaimed. "It wasn't us!" They yelled at the same time. Wanda looked at the man behind her kids, who she knew threw the ball at her. "Sorry. I thought you were her" He murmured. She sighed and limped inside the house. The twins shared a look, in which Tommy asked Billy if she was their mother, but the question was answered when he called out to her. "Mom?" Billy called. She held onto the couch and looked at him. "Are you okay?" Tommy followed.

She smiled at them and softly nodded. "Go finish your homework please" They would've complained, but they knew better than that. With a look at the man in the kitchen, they went up the stairs and into their room. In a matter of seconds, the man in the kitchen was beside her and took her into his arms.

He sat her down on the kitchen aisle and started to look for the first aid kit. "It's under the sink" She whispered. The superhero followed her instructions and looked where she said. After getting it, he kneeled in front of her and started to cure her feet. While he was doing it, he remained silent. And Wanda couldn't take a single more second of it.

"Talk to me" She whispered. "What do you want me to say?". "Anything". He sighed and looked away for a second. "Wanda, you killed the whole Illuminati. All of them in a matter of seconds". "It wasn't me" He looked at her. "Pietro you have to believe me. It wasn't me".

"Then who was it?" He looked at her expecting her answer. "Why would I want to kill them? What reason would I have to destroy every single one of them? When all I want is to live in peace with my boys?". "Then who was it?" He asked. "If it wasn't you. Who killed them?". "I... It..." She sighed. "Remember when Daddy talked about the multiverse?" Pietro nodded. "It's real. And what Agatha said about the darkhold... There's a spell, in which you can move your mind into a variant's body... Like possessing it". "It's that what she did to you?" He asked.

Wanda nodded as Pietro stood up and started to clean the oil from her face. "It was horrible" She whispered. "I was trapped in my mind. It was dark and cold, and I was under the rocks again" Her eyes were full of tears but she couldn't focus on them. Not when her mind was replaying everything she went through.

"And I was alone" She continued to whisper. Pietro gently pulled her into his arms and kissed her head, even tho her hair was filled with oil. She rested her forehead on his shoulder and allowed him to comfort her. That is until her front door was slammed open.

She jumped in her place and hid behind her brother, scared that the witch had come back for her. Even tho she knew if that was the case, she would just take control of her. "What Did You Do". It wasn't even a question. Before she know it Pietro was thrown away from her and the biggest mutant, Magneto himself was inches from her face screaming at her and holding her by her shoulders, so she couldn't escape.

She had tried to push him away, but the man was physically stronger than her. And her soft hits had done nothing more than infuriate him more. She could feel his saliva falling on her face with every scream he did, and every shake he gave to her made her cry even harder. "Stop it!" Pietro yelled at him. Erik ignored him and kept pushing the woman.

Pietro ran to his side and started to pull Erik's arm away from his sister. He pushed him away and was about to put his hand on her shoulder once again when Pietro screamed. "You're scaring them!" Erik stopped long enough to turn around and presence the younger twins looking at him scared. Trying to hide on the stairs.

"Let go of our mom," Tommy asked scared. "You're hurting her" Billy followed, holding onto Tommy's arm. The powerful mutant let go of her shoulders and Wanda was in Pietro's arms in seconds. The speeder looked at the man with fury in his eyes and shield his sister from him.

"Calm the F down. We'll talk tomorrow" He stated. He watched as the mutant started to walk towards the door but stopped and turned around. "Wanda-". "Dad" Pietro called him. "Tomorrow. Out. Now" Their father sighed and left the house. Both kids ran down the stairs and hugged the crying woman.

They clenched to her sides and didn't let go of her. "It's okay" Pietro murmured against her forehead, kissing it softly. "It's okay, I'm here. I'm not leaving you. You're safe, and most importantly Wands, you're not alone".

After a few more minutes of the three younger Maximoffs holding onto each other and him, he gently pulled away. Pietro sent Wanda to the shower and took his nephews to the kitchen to eat something. As soon as they were done they ran upstairs and jumped on their mother's bed.

"Go put in your Pj's" He ordered. They walked out of the room just for Wanda to walk out of the bathroom. She walked straight into her brother's arms and melted there. Her kids didn't take long to come back, and the four of them cuddled in her bed. Wanda, He called. I want you to show me. At first, she didn't want to show him but eventually accepted and let him into her memories.

They lay in bed like that was the end of the story. New day new beginning. If only they knew.

· 。ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── · 。ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.

Erik moved his leg up and down, trying to wait patiently for her daughter to come downstairs. He could feel the staring gaze of his grandkids, but every time he turned around they would hide from him. He sighed and turned around to keep waiting. But eventually, he grew out of his patience. Not like he had a lot.

But he decided he couldn't wait anymore. He stood up from the couch and walked toward the stairs. A ball on his feet stopped him from going up, and he knew who it belong. He turned around to find Tommy looking at him between mad and scared. "I'm not going to hurt her. I promise" He lifted his hand to show them he was serious. "Uncle P is gonna be there too".

The twins looked at each other before allowing him to go up. They sat on the couch and started to watch Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Wanda was pacing in her room, back and forward as Pietro tried to tell her everything was going to be okay. A knock on the door stopped her in her tracks and she looked at Pietro like she wanted the floor to swallow her.

Pietro allowed their father to go inside the room but provided a safe distance between him and his sister. "Please, Wanda. I just want to know" He asked calmly. "What happened to Charles?". Wanda sighed but started to explain everything from the beginning. From the first time, she felt the other Wanda trying to get into her head, how she was able to get in and how she was able to control her body and locked her inside her mind.

How she had no control over what was happening outside of her mind. How she was almost sure that his neck was not broken, just his jaw. "How is that better?" He asked. "She snapped it inside my mind. I'm sure Daddy's mind shields him to protect him from the trauma. So maybe he's just... Unconscious".

"Can you wake him up?". "I could try... But maybe Jean could do it". "No" Both men decided against that idea, and for very different reasons. Erik wanted nothing to do with Jean, not after what she did to him and his people. Especially he didn't want her close to Charles. Pietro knew that Wanda's idea for Jean to take over was just a deflection from her fear. Now that she knew what she was capable of, she was scared of her powers.

"She's not getting anywhere close to your dad" Erik mentioned. “No one is. I don’t trust any other people getting into something so private as your father’s mind”. “But maybe I can’t undo what she did” she answered as her fingers moved anxiously. “But you can try” Pietro mentioned. “And you will succeed” Erik finished. Although both kids noticed how it wasn’t an encouragement. It was an order.

Wanda was about to reply when she heard the screams of her children calling out for her. Implying the witch was at their house. She ran out of the room and down the stairs where she met with her kids. She gently pushed them behind her while she confirmed to them that she indeed, was their mother.

She created a ball of energy, preparing herself to fight against the woman who had taken her mind before. She looked nothing like the witch that had to watch her in her mind, but she was just as intimidating. Especially with how crazy she looked.

The woman left the girl go and moved towards them, pushing the couch away with magic. “Get away from them!” She ordered, as she lifted Wanda and threw her away. Her back crashed against the ceiling and her side hit the bookshelf before she hit the floor.

“Mom!”. “Mommy!” Her kids yelled. “Get away from our mom!” They kept yelling at her as they threw their toys at the witch. Wanda lay on the floor, scrunching her face in pain. She had something broken. But god, she for once in her life was glad her kids didn’t listen to her when she asked them to pick up their toys.

“Stop it!” The read-headed Wanda screamed when a toy hit her face. Both kids looked at her terrified before they ran toward the stairs, trying to create distance between them. Wanda, I (from 616) walked towards the kids, trying to hold on to her tears. She finally had them. And they were terrified of her.

“Please don’t hurt us” Billy cried. And her small smile faded away. Her brown frowned and she shook her head. “I would never hurt you. Never. I would never hurt anyone. I’m not a monster”. She saw Tommy looking behind her, looking at his mother. She wasn’t a monster.

But was she not? As much as she wanted to believe it, she wasn’t their mother. And she hurt the woman that was. Even if they were the same human being. Well, they were not. That Wanda had everything she wanted. She had her family. What did Wanda herself have? Only the scarlet witch. Who she knew was controlling her, but she didn’t have the strength to fight her anymore. She had tried for a whole year and at the end of the day, who was there to help her contain the witch? Who was there to hug her when everything got too much? Who was there to greet her when she came back home?.

No one. Because Wanda Maximoff was not destined to have a family. She wasn’t destined to have someone to love or someone who loved her back. She was destined to grieve forever, for a family she could never have. She was destined to destroy the world because what had the world done for her?. At the end of the day, the only people who would hold Wanda while she cried in bed were the blankets of her bed and her arms. Nobody cared for her anymore.

As the realization hit her, she slowly started to walk away from the kids she had terrorized too much. When they saw her walk away, they immediately ran toward their mother, who sat down and embraced the scared children. They asked if she was okay and she answered that she was, while silently confirming to herself that they were also okay.

For the first time in a year, Wanda pushed the scarlet witch away. And as she took control of her mind and body, so did the endless grief that never left her. She sank to her knees, crying for the family she would never have.

The twins were trying to stop their mother from standing up, but the woman ignored them. She slowly and in pain walked to the crying woman, and gently lifted her face. She had her eyes closed like she was waiting for a hit. But when she didn’t get anything, she opened her eyes and Wanda could tell that her green eyes were indeed a window to her soul. To her broken and hurt soul. Wanda felt bad for her. It was obvious that her other self had been through so much. But as much as she wanted to she could do nothing to fix it.

“Know that they’ll be loved” She whispered. Before America closed the portal. She sighed and looked around her destroyed living room. Her kids ran to hug her, and her father and brother ran down the stairs.

“Are you okay?” Pietro asked. But before Wanda could answer, the door opened wide and Mordo walked inside. “Wanda Maximoff” He angrily exclaimed. The family turned around to see him and noticed the multiple Ultrons behind him. “You’re under arrest for complicity in the murders against the Illuminati”.

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[custardcove]

First Memories

Chapter Five - Easy as Pie

The competition was to be held three days after their discussion. Alice spent that time getting ready, despite her ever-growing sense of dread. Knowing Queenie, they’d be working in front of an audience, she’d make it the biggest deal possible, and Alice would crack under the pressure. But there was no use being paralysed by fear, she’d just have to do her best…

She had looked online and in Pansy’s cookbooks for the easiest to follow recipe of the highest quality. Ultimately, she’d cobbled together a fusion of several methods that she thought would be best. Some said to precook the apples, others said not to, but she’d made her mind up to follow the latter. This meant marinating the peeled and cut apples in sugar and spices for an hour. It seemed like there would be a lot of waiting time between cooking it all … she wished Taylor had shouted out something less time-consuming.

“The kind of apples you use are important too,” Pansy said from behind her, making her jump. “Got word there’ll be a few to choose from tomorrow.”

Alice wiped her hands on her loaned apron, which had otherwise stayed relatively clean. “What would you recommend?”

“Hmm.” Pansy leant on the doorframe to the kitchen, rubbing her chin. “Pink Ladies? No—maybe Braeburn. Somethin’ I can tell what it is might be better; that’s what I usually use—it’s what you got there. I’d want it to be fair, but … Queenie’s not playing fair.”

“Yeah. I’d expect she might try something.” Alice sighed. A half-finished pie crust lay on the counter before her. “Even if I don’t win though, um. Thank you for taking care of me. I don’t know how to repay you, but I’ll try when I—”

“Aw, you don’t need to do that.” Pansy moved closer to clap her on the shoulder.

“I do! I can’t just take living here for granted. Not like with my parents,” Alice joked. It didn’t get much of a reaction, so she continued, “Thank you, though. Really. I’d be dead two or more times without your help.”

Arms crushed her middle as Pansy swept forward, full of sentimentality. “Aww, you big softie!”

“I’m just being honest—I haven’t done anything to deserve—”

“Simply be! You don’t need to ‘deserve’ being rescued, or fed.”

“I suppose, but that doesn’t make you any less kind.”

Once Alice had escaped the pseuman’s iron grasp, she proceeded to cook her trial pie. When it had cooled she cut a slice for Pansy and mashed up some of the cooked apple for Primrose to try.

“Well…” she hovered as Pansy ate. “Is it any good?”

“It’s not bad.” Pansy chewed on her words as she savoured the pie. “I wasn’t expectin’ my socks to get blown off, but it’s cooked fine, and you’ve spiced it enough. I’d only recommend cutting the apples a bit more even-like tomorrow.”

“Right…” Alice gripped onto the apron fabric. At least it wasn’t awful, then.

Pansy helped spoon some of the apple mush into her daughter’s mouth. “See, Prim likes it.”

“Prim can judge tomorrow instead of you, then.”

Laughing, Pansy put the spoon down. “You’ll do fine! Better yet if you taste it yourself, might give you an idea.”

Alice cut herself a slice, sitting at the table with a cloud of gloom. She put a crumb of the pie in her mouth. It needed custard. “So, if I lose…”

“We’ll just have to think of somethin’ else. Find a trinket she’s willing to trade for, maybe? I don’t expect Miss Dragonpants will be a spectacular cook or anything like that. Someone with that much money has staff to cook for ‘em.”

“I guess you’re right.” Alice felt like there was some crucial detail about Queenie that meant this wouldn’t be the case, but she couldn’t put her finger on it. Oh well. “What should I be expecting tomorrow? Just so it doesn’t keep me up tonight…”

Pansy hesitated. “They’ve set up a sort of makeshift stage with kitchen appliances on it—it was still being done up when I went, but I was impressed. The only advertisement for it’s been word of mouth, but that travels fast here.” She paused again to take in Alice’s expression, in case her horror was too great. It was a manageable amount. “Taylor’s gonna MC—I’m starting to wonder if he ever goes to work! Apart from me n’ Tech, Queenie chose one of her maids as a judge. But tomorrow I’ll take you there, and all you have to do is cook.”

“Ugh … this better be worth it, then.”

***

In no time at all, the day of the competition was at hand. It was another bright and cheerful spring morning, but Alice trembled as she followed Pansy to Erryton square. They’d been to Pablo’s to drop off Primrose, but the wait only served to make Alice more nervous. She gained a bit of relief on arriving, noticing that the crowd there wasn’t very large, and was mostly scattered around food stalls and makeshift shops. The cooking competition was just an impromptu side-event. The stage, too, wasn’t huge like she’d expected – it was more of a flat platform, barely raised enough to stop people milling over it. Taylor was there, and he beamed at the pair, to which Alice offered a weak smile.

“You ready?” He asked.

“No.”

His eyebrows folded in sympathy. “You’ll do fine. Everyone’s here now, so we’ll start soon. Just stand near your kitchen area—the one on the left—and Pansy,” Taylor shifted his gaze, “You’ll be sitting on that table at the front with the other judges.”

Pansy smiled at Alice, patting her on the shoulder. A lot of people were trying to give her hope today… “Good luck.”

Mid-walk to her seat, Pansy whipped her head toward the kitchen area, pointing an accusatory finger. “Don’t think I don’t see you there, Queenie! You can’t just take Alice’s ingredients and throw the contest.”

Indeed, it seemed the noble had not-so-slyly swiped something from Alice’s setup, caught carrying it away to her station. “Oh, is this Alice’s sugar? My mistake…” She placed it back down on the counter, simpering sweetly.

 Alice frowned. That seemed typical, yes, but was Queenie so careless? Pansy seemed satisfied with this result, however, and doesn’t delay any further. Alice hurried to her cooking station. Everything she needed was here—a selection of labelled apples, flour, an oven and fridge—but there was one thing she was more concerned about. She could hear Taylor speaking to the audience, now, but where was the sugar Queenie had placed? There…

“All right, get ready—”

Alice licked her finger, dipping it in the sugar and tasting it. That wasn’t right, it was—

“—your time starts now!”

Salt.

Time had already started, and Alice looked around frantically to see if she had any actual sugar. To her relief, she still had a whole pot of brown sugar, and her own pot of salt. But Queenie’s sleight of hand had still delayed her start. She got to work, glancing at her hastily scrawled recipe from yesterday evening. Apples first, they had to sit for ages, then dough, which also needed to sit—but before that, preheating the oven. It wasn’t something she ever remembered when cooking for herself, but right now she needed every advantage she could get.

Alice then made the mistake of looking over at Queenie’s workstation. She was midway through peeling her apples and waved cheekily with her knife. Alice fumbled for the Braeburn. She needed a peeler, and the sugar and spices, and . . .

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[livinghologram]

Scott Pilgrim Fic musing

(TW: some dark NSFW or harm discussions at the end)

I wish I was a better writer because I had this idea of an asteral plane subplot in the SP universe as a fic where something big was going to happen that would be attacking the regular world and subspaces. Only the psychics feel/know about it. Mobile, a council of psychics member, has to ask his colleagues and the head of the council  to ensure Wallace's safety because he knows he doesn't have enough power alone to shield him from it.

This locks Mobile in a contract where he's now directly owned by the rest of the council to do their dirty work.

What dirty work you may ask? Think of the implications of manipulating subspace and those with the ability to drift in and out of it at a higher level than someone like Ramona passing through shortcuts. Think of the council like an illuminati of sorts ( in the least cheesy way possible) that does deals to influence change in the regular world at a supernatural level. Mobile could be forced to kill, make people disappear, change people's thoughts and dreams..

Poor Wallace has no idea what's happening, and Mobile is locked out of being able to access Wallace or anything connected to Wallace to explain. All  Wallace knows is that Mobile is in the middle of  astral projection as usual but can't be woken up.

The main hurdle is realizing that few are higher psychics and even fewer have direct access to the asteral plane to get answers.

☆

Plot points I'm throwing out here:

- a desperate and upset Wallace tries to get Todd involved (as the only other psychic he knows).

- it just opens a whole bunch of stuff including Todd needing to (poorly) explain the hierarchy in the psychic world and having to admit the vegan based ones aren't that "high up" but knows others.

-Todd being both impressed and jealous that Wallace is dating a council member of all people. He's never even met one before and had no idea one lived in Toronto. (Only about 20 have earned that title and are secretive ). Todd makes a mental note to not mess with Mobile if he wakes up.

- Todd (assuming this is post anime canon) is only kinda helping because he feels something big and bad is going to happen too.. and he will probably always have feeling for Wallace regardless of how awkward their interactions are now.

-Todd being both helpful and not helpful because Todd.

-Wallace having several emotional breakdowns realizing that he doesn't actually know a lot about Mobile despite dating for almost a year now.

-Wallace being embarrassed about the above point in his quest to find help

-Wallace to Todd:  "Why can't you just open a portal to there?" "You're just being a prick because you're jealous" .

 -Todd looks at him, exhausted- "I told you it doesn't work that way.." 

-a drunk Wallace screaming at Mobile's body pleading for instructions or answers. : " You never told me what I should do if this happens?!"  "What if you never wake up!?"  " can you even hear me?!"

-Mobile can hear him and its like a knife to the chest

-Wallace learning from other psychics about asteral projecting and what state the physical body stays in. Realived that Mobile will not require any medical or physical maintenance. The body is literally on pause indefinitely at this point (not like a regular person in a coma)

-DARK TURN:

Wallace gets so desperate he thinks about harming Mobile's body in some way to wake him.

-Mobile knows this but can only observe. Dreads how far Wallace may take that (especially if he's drinking)

-DEAD DOVE LEVEL DARK:  (TW: non-con NSFW) :

Wallace basically losing his sanity as this goes on. Starts getting non-con NSFW with Mobile's body as a sick mix of missing him and seeing if that would wake him.

It doesn't.

Wallace now has to live with what he's doing (and keeps doing) with Mobile's body when he thinks nobody will know..

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This would definitely be a long fic and a test on Mobile and Wallace's relationship outside of the supernatural horrors brewing.

[i-may-be-anyone]

[FNAF Ruin Spoilers]

And my theories...

So, uh, I finish the DLC ( I have taken my time as I am easily scared and usually I don't play Horro Game tho : I watch them on stream ahah)

But so : I got a normal ending, I cried for Sun, I was bad for Moon too of course and I really simp for Eclipse now (this-voice-please, Kellen does such a great job again on these boys)

I was really disappointed to haven't been able to spare Roxy (I am still sure that we can, as I am sure that there is moooore than 4 endings...This gentle rabbit isn't forced to be erased I am sure of it 🥹)

I love Cassie for her understanding with the animatronics and her ability to stay that calm ! (Such a sweet girl with Chica, Sun/Moon and Roxie...I can't handle her cries when she needs to get her fav Glamrock put down...)

To me, there will be a next part (second DLC, Security Breach 2 ooooor the end will be on Help Wanted 2 ! ) and I can't wait for that

I mostly hope, even if I think it's not possible, that Eclipse and Roxy will be saved in the next part...Because Freddy is indeed out of the plex now and these two sweetheart deserve to discover a normal life too !

For the moment I think that Cassie is alive as I heard Roxie calling for her : she will probably be saved and protect by the wolf and...

I need to add that as I saw the other endings, and there I am asking myself something : in the ending where you finish with the image of Gregory, Freddy and Vanessa...Am I the only one who was triggered to hear the Daycare theme????

LIKE, PLEEAAAASE : did Cassie was saved in any way and bring to Eclipse to patch her up?? (He must know how to, logic)

Love on you, thanks to the team !

This DLC was amazing !

[hello-nichya-here]

Do you think politics should be kept out of fictional stories, or just from satires like The Addams Family?

Before I get to The Addams Family mixing with politics or not, let me clarify one thing: there's a difference between an artist adding political commentary to their work, and a big corporation like Netflix doing things like adding random political slogans to a character's dialogue to sell their product as "woke."

To make my point clearer, let me compare two properties BY Netflix.

First we have the anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners. It is a dystopia in which the people in charge have so much power, they can get away with OPENLY treating human life as absolutely disposable in every way because all that matters is that they keep making money, and the characters are just trying to make a living, their own way, so the system won't crush them like bugs.

The politics is part of the world building, and it is presented through us as just another part of the narrative - the challenges the characters face, and the consequences of them getting their way, or failing miserably.

Meanwhile, there were the random “woke” moments in Wednesday. A guy saves her life in the first episode. This leads to her being rude to him and asking if he saved her because women are all fragile damsels in distress that need a man to help them. 

Wednesday had no idea who this guy was. She had no reason to believe he was sexist. He did not condescend to her in any. All did was help her out, and then explain to her what happened when she woke up at the infirmary. 

Now, about your actual question: politics are, unfortunatelly, a part of life, so naturally that is reflected in fiction, and to pretend that political messages haven’t been a part of a ton of great shows, movies, and books is not just silly, is downright stupid. However, like anything in the writting process, it has to be done right - and what is right for one story, is completely wrong for another.

This wasn’t a “strong female character telling the patriarchy to fuck off”, it was a character spewing out cheap “empowering” lines to make the internet call her a feminist icon - and thus keep their Netflix account, praise the show, and recommend it to others for having said “feminist icon.” It is the equivalent of writing a scene with Wednesday’s roomate telling her - or rather, the audience - that she loves Netflix because it has all the best shows and movies she could ever want to watch.

This is as "bold" as Disney announcing it's 50th first gay character, which will get three seconds of screentime. It's not the writers sending a message to the audience, it's fake activism in it's laziest form.

Avatar The Last Airbender and A Song Of Ice And Fire are both stories that have among their themes grief, trauma, and the horros of war. Both could have key characters meeting a duel, but only Avatar could get away with making said duel a parody of a wresteling match, including an obvious stand in for The Rock, because it was a kid’s how and comedy was a big part of it. Both could have characters getting hurt or even dying, but only ASOIAF could show/describe these scenes, because it is aimed at adults and has a much darker, and straight up brutal tone.

The Addams Family is satire. That genre is PERFECT for the best kind of political commentary: the kind that is made through witty and/or silly jokes.

However, for said jokes to feel natural in the story, they have to be true to the essence of the characters - and the Addams’s main trait is that they’re weird, sometimes scary people.

To give you an exemple, in the first movie, we have a scene of Morticia proudly telling her daughter’s teacher that one of their relatives danced naked in the town’s square, enslaved a minister, and was burned as a witch. Morticia then says that she told her daughter that she is not only allowed to do the same, but is actually encouraged to, but only after she goes to college to get a proper education. This shows the Addams have exactly zero problem with women that were demonized through history because they were sinful, lustful, evil witches, and all that great stuff.

However, the same movie also mentions how they did the Mamuska, a traditional dance of their family, in honor of Jack The Ripper - a serial killer who violently murdered sex-workers. 

This could look like a contradiction, but it isn’t, because the Addams’s whole deal is celebrating EVERYTHING that regular people find creepy, distasteful, sinful, inappropriate, morbid, vile, scary, etc.

Another exemple would in the sequel, Addams Family Vallues, in which Gomez and Morticia are listing all the “baby names” they thought of before finding the correct one - and among the options were both Lucifer and Mao.

Now, obviously this is the writers pointing out that Mao, the dictator that ruled China with an iron fist for years, was such a horrible person, he could be compared to the actual devil. But it also means that the Addams are not only okay with the guy, they actually considered naming their son after him. The movie is bashing Mao, but Gomez and Morticia are praising him for his terrible actions as a dictator - while the fact that he was a communist dictator is irrelevant, because the Addams are not communists. The joke is political, the characters are not.

And the super racist thanksgiving play Wednesday ruins in that same movie? She only did that because she was forced to participate in it, and she was sick of their fake, imposed happiness, that went as far as pretending that a massacre was actually a friendly dinner between the “civilized” europens and the “savage” natives. The scene was political, but the character was just doing something she knew would horrify and anger her enemies.

Even in THE tamest version of the Addams Family, the TV series of the 60s that had to drop nearly all of the dark humor, that element wasn’t lost.

There is an episode in which Gomez is supporting a politician. When Morticia asks him why in the world would he vote for a guy who is promising to destroy all the swamps when the Addams all like swamps, Gomez says that this is exactly why he is voting for him: is a campain promise, and everyone knows those are exactly what the guy will NOT do if he is elected.

But Gomez is still super friendly to the guy (the Addams way, which creeps him out), and there is no tension about how the other candidates are horrible and thus this guy is the good one, or at least the lesser of the evils they get to chose from. It is not taken seriously AT ALL. It’s just another excuse to have the Addams freaking the normies out.

The show was also praised for being one of the few family series that had the parents being actually happy together and in love, and taking good care of their kids. This was 100% because of the satire element, showing that the people who didn’t conform to what the traditional american family should be like were one of the few american families that were actually happy - but the Addams never point that out to us. Because it isn’t an act of rebellion on their part, at least not intentionally, they’re just living their lives.

They are NOT like us, so our ideas of politics could NEVER apply to them, because they simply can’t relate to it. That doesn’t mean the writers can’t add political commentary to the story - it just means they have to actually be competent at ballancing “these are my beliefs” and “this is what feels natural for the characters to do”

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

Thanks for the warnings about the newest horros. Luckily, I could avoid it so far.

That being said, I just wanted to share a thought I had today.

I feel deeply sorry (and very angry) for every Ukrainian and I can't even begin to imagine what horro they have to see and live through right now.

And I realized that (and I don't mean this in a disrespectful way or want to minimize the pain and trauma of Ukrainians) I don't even want to think about what Ze must have seen in this war.

He's the President so he most likely will see and hear EVERYTHING. As in literally everything. Who knows what kind of videos, photos and reports he saw that will never be published.

I can't even imagine how traumatized he will be after the war and I often wonder if a person can heal from that kind of trauma. If he will ever be "okay" and heal and find his peace again. That's what I would deeply wish him at the end of the day. And that he's not tormented by what he has seen and heard for the rest of his life.

I would also include everyone who's working close with Ze in this as well as Olena.

She basically has to deal on a daily basis with whatever the Russians do to the kids, with violence and torture and crimes, with victims of sexual violence / rape, poverty, hunger, desperation, mental health problems, ... .

That's some heavy stuff too. And in order to help the people she needs to see and listen. So she will also hear and see things.

[lycheesqueeze]

5 Non-Romance Kdramas

I know. I know. Everyone wants sweet romance scenes. But every now and then we need to give other Dramas space. Dramas that shine with a good plot, interesting themes or storylines, diverse characters or thrilling vibes. I love to watch romance series, that's without a doubt, but I also really enjoy action, thriller or horror Dramas.

With that being said, I collected a few of my personal non-romance Kdramas, that focus on different genres and non-romantic storylines (but still offer some relationships between the characters).

Let me know what you think about them and if you have other suggestions!

- Sweet Home [스위트홈] // 2020 by Lee Eung-Bok & Jang Young-Woo // 10 Episodes

If you haven't watche Sweet Home yet, are you even a Kdrama Fan? It is based on the same name Webtoon and tells the story about the occupants of Green Home Building Compelx who get locked up inside as strange things start to happening outside. People start to turn into monsters of every sort, starting with heavy nosebleeding and fainting. There are many main characters in this story but it mostly evolves around Cha Hyun-Su who is a Hikikomori ( a loner, or a person who never leaves the house) and mobbing victim. As the story moves on many more interesting characters are introduced such as Lee Eun-Hyuk a medical student who becomes the leader of the group, the mysterious hitman Pyeon Sang-Wook or the charismatic firefighter Seo Yi-Kyeong.

It is definitely a horro series so if you can't watch things like that I don't recommend it. It has some jump scares as well as bloody scenes so if you are sensitive towards these pictures please refer from watching. It also needs a trigger warning because mental health problems are shown. But if you can handle these type of storylines than you will love Sweet Home!

Main Actresses and Actors: Song Kang as Cha Hyun-Su // Lee Do-Hyun as Lee Eun-Hyuk // Lee Si-Young as Seo Yi-Kyeong // Lee Jin-Wook as Pyeon Sang-Wook

- Vagabond [배가본드] // 2019 by Yoo In-Sik // 16 Episodes

Now this one remains one of the most thrilling and interesting Kdramas I have ever watched. The story evolves around a mysterious plane crash, terror organizations and bribed politicians. The main hero of this series Cha Dal-Gun (played by the incredible Lee Seung-Ri) wants to get revenge for his little nephew and with the help of Go Hae-Ri who works for the Korean National Intelligence Service he tries to discover the people who are behind the plane crash. It's a Drama which definitely has action movie vibes to it.

This Drama is extremely suitable for binge watching so be aware!

Main Actresses and Actors: Lee Seung-Gi as Cha Dal-Gun // Bae Suzy as Go Hae-Ri // Shin Sung-Rok as Gi Tae-Ung

- Save Me [구해줘] // 2017 by Kim Sung-Soo // 16 Episodes

This Drama is about a young girl who moves with her family from Seoul to the suburbs of Daegu. After the death of her younger brother, her parents get dragged into a religious cult and she becomes the main target of the cult leader who wants to form her into his own 'spiritual mother'. As her father gets completely brain washed Sang-Mi is unable to escape. Han Sang-Hwan (a former school mate) and his friends eventually try to save her from the cult.

I think I never saw a similar plot before so this one is really interesting to watch. It has a lot of untypical style choice, the area it plays in is rarely seen in other Kdramas. Most of the characters have the typical Satori (사투리) Dialect which is also rare. It is thrilling and has excellent cliffhangers so this one as well has binge watching potential.

Main Actresses and Actors: Ok Taec-Yeon as Han Sang-Hwan // Seo Yea-Ji as Im Sang-Mi // Woo Do-Hwan as Suk Dong-Chul

- The School Nurse Files [보건교사 안은영 ] // 2020 by Lee Kyoung-Mi // 6 Episodes

The School Nurse Files is about a woman who is able to see 'Jellies' (which are human desires, spirits and feelings) that appear in the school she is working at. Her job is to keep the students safe and try to discover the source of those 'Jellies'. She befriends the son of the founder of that school Hong In-Pyo who has a magic protection shield against those creatures. Along her way she meets many other new friends. This Drama is so weird that you just can't stop watching it. It's plotline, characters and features are totally unique and everything but normal. It feels like a different universe which it totally is.

I highly recommend this one if you need a quick pause from your usual Kdrama Storylines. Because it has only 6 episodes it doesn't take away much time but is still really worthy to watch.

Main Actresses and Actors: Jung Yu-Mi as Ahn Eun-Young // Nam Joo-Hyuk as Hong In-Pyo

- Extra Curricular [인간수업] // 2020 by Kim Jin-Min // 10 Episodes

The last one on this list is a short Drama as well. It tells the story about a highschooler named Oh Ji-Soo who is an unpopular kid in his school and without parents. As he needs to make money (and he wants to make a lot) he runs a highly controversial business. His secret gets discovered by his class mate Bae Gyu-Ri and he is forced to work together with her in order to silence her. As the story develops both of them get into dangerous situations and their secret business is about to get exposed.

This Drama in my opinion is a bit controversial but still worth a watch. As it tells a story we normally don't hear and also talks about serious topics without glorifying them it can have the potential to make people think. If you have no problems watching violent scenes and if you are not sensitive about themes like prostitution you should definitely give it a try.

Main Actress and Actor: Kim Dong-Hee as Oh Ji-Soo // Park Joo-Hyun as Bae Gyu-Ri // Jung Da-Bin as Seo Min-Hee

[just-someone-who-likes-to-write]

This is different than my usually story imagine, Because this one with Loki~🐍

I'm afraid it might have been done before in a way.

…Story imagine…

Prince Loki and princess (Y/n) were married for centuries. A lot were amazed by how you Godddess of healing had ended marrying the god of mischief, both your personalities were different from each other, but when others saw you together and how deeply in love you two were they would admire your affection for one another. You were the an example that people talked of when they mentioned love.

So when Loki had committed a horrible mistake during a battle that brought death to hundred if not thousands of innocent lives. Odin sent him to the Dungeon the moment they returned to Asgard, until he finds a suitable punishment for him. He did not even allow him to see his wife, nor his mother, no matter how much he begged. After several days Loki was finally out to face his punishment, upon entering the throne room, he saw his mother, and brother who both looked upset with something, loki assumed upset with him sense they didn't even Dare to look him in the eye. And on the Golden throne sat Odin with a Stern look, Loki stared back and he waited to struck down or something, but was suprised when tge guards took his chains off and walked away. When Loki asked of what was his punishment, Odin answered simply...

"Your punishment has already started, a few moments ago, in fact."

That's when Loki's horro filled his green eyes when he realized that someone was missing in this trial. His beloved wife was no where to be seen.

"W... Where is she..."

"She is no longer with us."

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY WIFE!"

"She was sent to repair the harm you cause, (Y/n) is to heal and help double the amount of lives you have taken."

Loki started to demand for Odin to return you before slolwy turning into begging for your location. He screamed and shouted on how unfair it is for her to pay for a crime he did, but Odin only replied that you would only return to Asgrad when not only are all the lives have been saved, but also when He himself would need your healing Ability which would probably never come for he already has Frigga who was even a stronger healer than yourself. Loki returned to his chamber that night only to be met with silence and cold for you were not there to welcome him back with an embrace and smile.

Loki did try to search for you, he confronted every servant and soldier who was close enough to his father and they all said the same thing. That You, Odin and a soldier crossed the bifrost, but then Odin returned alone. Loki then went to heimdall who made it clear that he was order to never speak of princess (Y/n)'s whereabouts or of her situation since he can see all. Frigga and Thor did try to calm him down but for a long time Loki resented his family, he did warm back to his mother and brother, but he still hated Odin deeply and after learning of his true origin he hated him even more.

*time skip after the New York invasion*

Loki was forced to stay on midgard to help the avengers and his brother, that's when he meets a known doctor to the avengers and he is shocked for she looked a lot like his beloved. He talked to his brother about it, but his brother only shrugged and said how he doesn't see resemblance. Loki would stay away from the woman doctor not wanting to get attached to her just because she looked like (Y/n). But no matter how he goes it seems the universe works against him for almost everyday he sees her and even forced to interact with her through small talks, which only draw him closer.

One day, the doctor gets hurt from an attack to the stark tower and loki doesn't seem to be able to leave her side, untill he was sure she was alright. That's when someone walks into the room to check on her, a man who looked as a orried as he is for her, when asked who he was he answered that he was her older brother, but Loki knew immediately that it was a lie.

Long story short...

Both Loki and Thor will find out that the "Brother" is actually an Asgardian Soldier who was sent to protect the doctor who was actually Princess (Y/n) but with her memories removed and no sense of time for they were roaming the earth for centuries, helping as many souls as she can and never noticed how the world around her changed, all she focused on is helping. When a person dies under her care, she would cry heavily for it, not understand this great urge to save lives, all that she knows is that she MUST.

From then on Loki would try to get closer to her, to drop hints in hopes of triggering her memories, to make her remember who she was, her true home, to remember him. But it doesn't seem and the other avengers are starting to think that Loki was just being desperate for the doctor looked like his late wife, but they all start to consider that he might be true when the doctor heals her "Brother" from a mystic powers flowing through her, which scares her.

((Idk where to go from there, I hope you guys liked this imagine))

[spencerreidslove]

Trick or Treat

A/N This is part three of Matchmaker and Letters this will mostly likely be the last part. Thanks for all the love on the past 2 posts!

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Halloween was fast approaching and your first grade students could not be more excited. The annual Halloween parade and party were the highlight of any 6 year old’s year.

Two weeks before the Halloween party you sent out notes asking for parents to bring in food and for volunteers to help with the crafts you have chosen that the kids would do.

Then of course, there was the matter of your costume.

You and the other first grade teachers had decided that you were all going to recreate a costume you wore when you were a kid. You decided you were going to recreate a vampire costume you had originally worn in 3rd grade.

And there was of course, Spencer. You and Spencer had gone on three other dates since your first dinner together.

It was two days before the Halloween party and Maggie was in your classroom after school while you wrapped pumpkin lights around your whiteboard.

“I’m excited for Halloween.” Maggie said from where she was drawing.

“Me too. What’s your costume?” You asked.

“It’s a surprise. Did you know Halloween is my Daddy’s favorite holiday?” Maggie said.

“I didn’t. What’s yours?” You asked.

“Christmas. Shortly followed by Halloween.” A new voice said. You turned twoards your classroom door where Spencer was standing.

“Daddy!” Maggie said, she grabbed Lily and her bag and then ran and gave him a hug.

“Hey there.” Spencer said.

He turned to face you. “This is for you.” He said, handing you an envelope.

“Thanks. Have a good night.” You said as they left.

You opened the envelope to find that inside there was an approved form to be a parent volunteer for the class’s Halloween party. You smiled and slid the envelope into your desk.

-

“Auntie Penelope?” Maggie said from her table in Garcia’s lair.

“Yes my love?” Garcia asked.

“I need your help for my Halloween costume.” Maggie said.

“Halloween’s in two days sweetness, don’t you already have a costume?”

“Yes, but I just need a little help.”

-

It was the day of the Halloween party and all your students were getting changed into their costumes. After the parade for all the parents, you would spend the day making crafts, eating snacks, and watching a movie.

You were lining all your studnets up and admiring their costumes when you reached Maggie.

She was wearing a bright pink dress, sparkley shoes, matching glasses, and holding a colorful pen. She also had a colorful hair tie holding up half her hair.

“And what are you?” You asked her.

“I’m my Auntie Penelope.” Maggie said.

You smiled and lead the group out and around the school. When you arrived back at the classroom you split the students into groups and assigned them each to a station with a parent volunteer.

As you worked with your group, you couldn’t help but glance at Spencer every once in a while. While the kids at his group worked in their activity they laughed at what he wa saying. You couldn’t hear it but seeing the way he interacted with the kids made you smile.

Later, while you passed out the snacks and then stood in the back of the room while the kids watched Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin Spencer stayed by your side.

“You’re a great vampire.” He said, looking at your costume. He had also dressed up.

“And you make a very handsome Jack Skellington.” You said, looking at his pinstriped suit.

“Maggie said she was her Auntie Penelope. Penelope must be very colorful.” You said.

“You have no idea. When I told her that Maggie had dressed up as her she jumped for joy. I didn’t think somebody could jump that high in heels that are six inches.”

“She sounds fun.” You said.

“You’ll have to meet her sometime.”

“Are you saying you want me to meet the people you work with?” You asked.

“Unless you don’t want to, then you don’t have to and-“

“Spencer, I would love to.” You said.

-

Maggie was still dressed in her Penelope costume when Spencer brought her to the BAU. They were making a quick stop before going out trick or treating.

“There is my mini-me!” Garcia said, when the duo entered the bullpen.

“I want to be just like Auntie Penelope when I grow up.” Maggie said.

“Are we sure that’s such a good thing?” Luke asked, teasingly.

Garcia shot him a look and then turned to Spencer.

“Now, tell me everything about this teacher you’re seeing.”

“Well, Maggie, that’s candy’s not going to get itself.” Spencer said, trying to steer her out of the bullpen.

“You can’t run from my questions forever!” Garcia called out after them.

-

You were handing out candy to trick or treaters and had just run out of candy when you heard a knock on the door.

You opened the door, prepared to disappoint some child when you were faced with Spencer, holding a very tired Maggie.

“Sorry to bother you, but we were a couple blocks away when she said she had to go potty.” Spencer said.

You giggled. “Right through there.” You said, pointing twoards your bathroom.

Spencer sent Maggie in that direction and then followed you back to the kitchen where you were making popcorn.

“I’m tired.” Maggie said a few minutes later when she excited the bathroom.

“C’mon, we’ll get out of Miss Y/L/N’s hair. We gotta walk back.” Spencer said, holding out his hand.

“My feet hurt.” Maggie said.

“I am not carrying you thirteen blocks home.” Spencer said.

“You two can stay here for a little bit if you want to.” You said.

This time there was no arguing about staying, like there was when you suggested Maggie staying after school.

You offered that Maggie could take a nap in your bed, and a few minutes later, Spencer joined you on the couch in your living room.

You had turned on one of the random channels that were showing horro movies and continued to eat your popcorn.

“An eventful night of trick or treating?” You asked, shifting your attention to Spencer.

“I think Maggie’s candy bag weights more than she does.” Spencer said.

You laughed and flicked a popcorn kernel at him.

“What was that for?” He said, reaching into the bowl and throwing a peice of popcorn at you.

“Why not?” You asked, throwing a few more pieces at him.

Soon, the two of you were in a full out popcorn war. A couple minutes later, you two were laughing at picking popcorn out of your hair.

“I think that’s the best way I’ve ever wasted popcorn.” You said, reaching over and ruffling a couple peices out of Spencer’s tangle of curls.

Spencer caught your wrist and used it to pull you closer to him.

“Trick or treat, Y/N?” He whispered.

You glanced down at his lips, and saw him to the same to yours.

You leaned in and closed the small gap between the two of you. His lips were soft and he tasted like popcorn and candy.

Spencer brought his hands up to your face and you wrapped your arms around his neck, playing with a few curls there.

You pulled apart a few seconds later and rested your foreheads against each other.

“Happy Halloween, Spencer.” You said.

He responded by leaning in to kiss you again.

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[shimmershae]

My thoughts on Episode 6--On the Inside

Very appropriate title by the way.  Works in a multitude of ways.  

As always, my randomness is going beneath a cut again to spare the eyeballs of those of you that don’t want to see it at all and also?  Help those of you that have somehow stayed spoiler-free in this brand-new age of early release episodes.  It is still so wild to me that I’m a full episode ahead of half the fandom.  I don’t know what I’m going to do when we get to the final episode and they decide to make us all suffer together--because somehow I do feel they will do exactly that after spoiling us for the first 23 episodes.  It is going to be agonizing.  

Anyway.  Without further ado, Shae’s stream of consciousness review (of sorts).  

Not fair, Angela.  Opening the episode with that shot of that big ass spider.  I hate those suckers.  So naturally, they’re an easy sell for setting the horror scene to me, lol.  

Okay.  Who the hell’s chasing Virgil and Connie?  Walker No-See-Ums?

Barely a minute in and the atmosphere for this episode is moody AF.  

What is this?  Tara Jr. The Walking Dead?  LOL.  Where’s the Scarlett for this mini plantation house?  Anyway.  First three minutes of this episode?  Just as attention grabbing as the first five episode openings this season.  I don’t think people out there are giving our writers enough love for that.  Every episode so far has opened like a mini movie.  

With the way the Walking Dead logo keeps crumbling away with each successive episode, somehow it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the Carol and Daryl spinoff was eventually titled The Living and had flowers growing out of each letter, lol.  I mean, there would be a certain sort of life-affirming symmetry in a show that’s been promised to be much lighter in tone doing just that.  

More Carol and Aaron?  Yes, please.  I don’t necessarily like Carol staying at home and sitting the sidelines like a figurative happy little homemaker in the B story while the rest of the mains are trying like hell to sell the A story, but if she’s going to be totally prohibited from the main storyline until it’s time to blow shit up?  I’m going to continue enjoy getting to see her do what she should have been doing for seasons--interacting with others in the community, especially Aaron and the ladies.  

Truly.  I really am loving my girl getting some quality Aaron and Rosita time.  It’s so long overdue.  

Bless sweet Kelly.  Riding off to her sister’s rescue.  

Why isn’t Lydia shown as part of these plans?  For someone that could barely read last season, I doubt that big ass map was a piece of cake for her and it’s all just guesswork anyway without her guidance.  I mean, why does it feel like they are cutting some of this stuff that might not seem like much plot-wise but would go a long way toward establishing different character beats?  Personally, I would have loved to see her involved in the search and sharing scenes again with Carol and bonding with Kelly. 

Virgil be having that “I always feel like somebody’s watching me” feeling.  Don’t you hate that, lol?  

“You haven’t slept in days.”  But how many days, Virgil?  I’m going to need a number because I’m confused AF about this timeline at this point.  What we’re seeing and what different pieces of dialogue is telling us is not exactly lining up.  I’m going to find it awful hilarious if it hasn’t even been two weeks since the cave in.  For reasons.  

Connie’s spidey senses are clearly tingling.  

Alrighty, then.  She’s clearly got PTSD.  Understandable.  They’ve all had it.  Some have been treated more sympathetically than others, though.  

I mean, it never seems to cross anybody’s mind how Carol probably sees Henry’s head on that pike, Mika’s pale and bloody body, Lizzie crumpled face down in a bed of yellow flowers, Sophia with a smoking bullet hole through her undead head whenever she closes her eyes but whatever.  

Okay though.  But what if Connie had really shitty, impossible to read handwriting?  AKA doctor’s  handwriting.  What then?  

Leah’s face honestly twists my insides whenever I see it, lol.  It’s quiet a visceral thing.  No, that does not make me a horrible person.  Not everybody wants or has to drink the awesome, great, redeemable villainess Kool-Aid.  IMHO, she’s got a face meant for a Walker.  Perfect makeover idea.  Eh.  Mostly it’s her expression and the deadness of her eyes.  

Anyway.  Why is it always the fingers?  Eff that.  

Listen.  If ya’ll can’t tell Daryl’s conflicted AF with the situation he’s landed in, you don’t know how to read NR’s face and eyes.  He’s not a masterclass like MMB but he’s pretty darn good when he wants to be.  

I honestly feel sorry for Redshirt Frost.  

“You do what you gotta do.”  Frost knows what’s what and he’s willing to walk the walk for Maggie.  Impressive loyalty.  I’m left wondering how the current, colder incarnation of Maggie inspired it because I’m still struggling to see it.  Anywho.  My point is the dude knows the score and just gave Daryl the okay.  

Daryl taking off his angel vest before stepping into the role of torturer/interrogator=him shedding the persona/the man Judith and RJ and Lydia and Carol know him to be.  Pushing away his man of honor status so he can just survive somehow.  

Pope never quits chewing whatever the hell he’s got in his mouth.  It’s kind of distracting.  

Ohhh.  We’re back to the Haunted Mansion.  I mean house.  Where are the Hitchhiking Ghosts?  

All the eyes scratched out of those creepy pictures=spooky.  

The good old fogged up bathroom mirror shot.  Somebody’s been watching and studying their horror movies, lol.  Not gonna lie though.  I’m legit bracing myself for the jump scares I know have to be coming.  

I’m loving the music/score in these scenes.  

Truthfully, I could care less about these Reapers.  But they are hella attractive, lol.  Listen.  Angela knows what she’s doing.  

Kelly’s horse is so pretty.  Prayer chain for that baby.  

More dead horses?  Why?  

Connie’s slingshot?  Sorry.  I maintain, no matter how much I like these two, that they have the lamest weapons ever.  Endless supply of Virginia rocks or not.  

So.  Did Virgil and Connie enjoy a little equine for dinner?  Did they kill it before the Walkers fed?  What monsters!  Yeah, no.  Not if they were starving even if I personally could not have.  The more probable story is they fled the camp in a panic and left the horse behind and then it went down.  Sorry.  I didn’t exactly study the wounds on the poor animal because it is so traumatizing to me to continue to see them meet such dastardly ends on this show.  I don’t know who the hell has such a score to settle with horses but stop it.  

Days.  It’s only been days.  Not weeks.  So many times with all that Daryl and Company have had to contend with since the cave in?  Those do not exist, lol.  They’re just a convenient, appeasing piece of dialogue thrown at a fanbase primed and ready to read everything into not much of anything.  There’s just not been enough time for it to happen unless Daryl has literally been up 24/7 for all of them.  You know, strategizing how to attack the remainders of Alpha’s horde, figuring out how to defend Hilltop before it fell, healing from the wound he sustained at Alpha’s hand, sitting on that log all damn night with Negan waiting on Carol to come home, having a lover’s quarrel with his best damn everything, taking care of the Grimes babies and Lydia, being the reluctant leader.  Kang, why you playing them like that?  Daryl’s a super guy but he’s not a superhuman with clones.  So many times my ass.  

Seriously.  Who been watching Connie and Virgil?  The MIA Oceansiders?  Beta’s Fee Fi Fo Fum Ghost?  

Nice.  A Michonne mention.  Maybe the truth will start to trickle out.  

LMAO at Connie’s “I’m not staying here.”  Me neither, girl.  I would be outta that house so fast.  

They really “Quiet Placing” this episode.  Honestly?  I’m kinda loving it.  

WTF was that?  I know she can’t hear but you telling me all the little hairs on her arms, legs, and neck didn’t stand the fuck up and say fuck this shit, I’m gone?  Pardon my language, lovelies, but that moment had my heart kicking up several beats.  

Okay, okay.  To be fair to Connie, every hair on her body been doing that since the front door closed.  Maybe they’re desensitized.  

Gollum’s chasing Connie!!!  He/She wants their Precious!!!

The knee jerk reactions about this episode sight unseen are OTT, honestly.  And I mean no disrespect by saying that.  I can understand completely where they’re coming from because we’ve been burned so long in this fandom.  But it’s obvious the spoiler source has their particular biases and reads into things in such a way that don’t line up with what’s actually being shown onscreen.  Daryl’s loyalty in this episode and all along quite clearly lies with his family and his community.  He’s been playing Leah since the start and is truly just trying to survive somehow.  

Awful thought.  The Reaper that’s so suspish of Daryl--haven’t quite caught his name or really cared to.  I feel like he might try to get to Daryl somehow.  When he realizes that Daryl cares no more for Leah than any human would care for somebody (they thought) they used to know?  He’s going after Dog.  Or Carol should she finally join this story. 

I refuse to believe Carol isn’t going to be a part of this story.  Because they messing with her mans, lol.  

“You’re ever with us or you’re not.”  Now where have I heard those words before?  I wish I could find that Daryl gif because that had to be one of the funniest things ever, lol.  

Unrealistic suggestion to Daryl, Leah?  Breathing oxygen seems to piss off Carver.  Oh look.  He finally has a name for me, lol.  

I love how all three of the ladies--Carol, Magna, and Rosita--look at Kelly with such indulgent, adoring “little sis, you alright?” eyes.  

They are seriously the most beautiful quartet of characters.  I mean all of them are lovely but Carol and Rosita this season?  Ugh.  The unfairness of the pretty.  

Human bones.  Terminus callback, lovelies.  How it all would have eventually gone down if Gareth and Co. hadn’t met the business end of Rick’s red machete.  

So many horror movie homages in this one.  

Virgil’s like “let’s leave this Texas Chainsaw Massacre behind.”  

Connie and Virgil have obviously bonded, ya’ll.  I’m surprised by how much I’m enjoying their scenes together when the character mostly got on my nerves with Michonne.  He’s a good actor and the core of his character is sympathetic, but I’m not going to lie.  I wasn’t super enthused when he was the one that rescued Connie because I didn’t know how their scenes would play out. But there’s a nice synergy there.  

Okay.  Does Carver want Leah for himself?  Because I’m sure Daryl at this point would love to scream “take her, I know where I fucking belong!”  

Daryl’s digging in deep because Carver has shown him Leah’s potential weak spot.  Nuance is truly lost on some people, LMAO.  He cares about Leah as a human being probably.  He’s Daryl, after all.  The sweet one.  But he sees her as his way outta this and he’s going to exploit it.  

It’s nice to have a silent Negan for once, lol.  I can pretend he didn’t take my baby Glenn away from me and enjoy JDM’s pretty.  

So.  These cannibal people were the watchers?  Hmm.  

I’m really digging Virgil 2.0.  Yeah.  Nobody’s surprised more than me.  

Sweet, sweet scene between Virgil and Connie.  His determination to reunite her with her family brings back the sympathy I felt for him when he told Michonne “I promised her flowers.  Every day.”  

Damn.  How many of those creepy crawly cannibals are there?  

How brave of Connie to confront her fears to save someone she’s obviously grown to care about.  

The Kelly/Connie reunion gave me chills and made me cry.  Thank fuck Angela didn’t cheapen that moment by having it focus on literally anybody else.  Kelly is the most important person in the whole world to Connie and vice versa.  Just like Carol is the most important person in the whole world to Daryl and vice versa.  Angela fucking knows.  Everybody does.  Except the people busy building castles out of sand while the waves of Carol’s and Daryl’s converging stories keep crashing closer and closer to shore.  

Such a beautiful moment given to us by Angel Theory and Lauren Ridloff.  So authentic and sweet.  Kelly and Connie are home to each other.  

Poor Frost.  That’s all I gotta say about that.  

WTF, though.  Was Mel just not available or what?  I want to see more of the ASZ characters that I care about, not the Reapers.  Like I’d be fine with the story if all the characters not named Maggie, Negan, or Daryl weren’t surviving on crumbs during it.  Especially the 2nd billed actress on the entire show.  Angela.  Please.  Fix this.  

One last WTF.  Seriously.  WTF has Maggie done to inspire Pope’s obsession?  It better be juicy after all this shit.  

Overall impression of the episode--

One of my favorites of the season so far.  The horror aspects were fantastic, IMHO. I truly didn’t expect to like Connie and Virgil’s scenes as much together so that was a nice surprise.  She got the reunion that felt most true and earned for the character and her story and I thank Angela from the bottom of my heart for that.  

I would have loved more Carol but I always want more Carol.  I’m okay with her taking a backseat because ultimately?  This was Kelly’s moment with her sister.  Carol and Connie will eventually have their time to sit down and talk.  And pick back up their blossoming friendship because I truly do not feel Connie blames Carol at all.  

I do wish Lydia had been included with the girl group.  Last episode felt like it was leading up to that.  

The Reaper storyline continues to be the weakest link because every time we see them the dialogue and interactions feel totally recycled from the time previous.  I feel like it would have totally been helped by a tighter focus and less stretching out because 8 episodes of this is really diluting what I feel like Angela and Co. are going for.  I’m not here for Leah being redeemed or being a bigger focus in any of the episodes because she does nothing of interest for me.  I’m just peeking in on that story for the Daryl of it all.  

Speaking of the Daryl? You lovelies out there gotta stop taking that spoiler source’s recaps at face value because it’s obvious to me at least that there’ some bias at work.  Every action and word coming from Daryl is coming from a place of loyalty to his family and wanting to protect them, no matter how he has to dirty his hands.  Leah is just a means to his ultimate end.  She’s not his future.  She never was.  His future’s already spoken for and 2023 can’t get  here soon enough.  But like Daryl, we have to just survive somehow.  

Oh goodie.  More Maggie and Negan next episode and looks like no real follow up on Connie and the ASZ reunions.  Hopefully, this is yet another instance of the previews being deceiving but I’m not holding my breath.  

Until later, lovelies.  

Hope my word vomit didn’t bore you too much.